Weekly race roundup (24th May)
On Wednesday 24th May there were 7 members took on the Kent Valley RC
SpoCo. Unfortunately due to roadworks, this was held on a
shortened course of 10 miles.
Tom Rigby (Springfield Financial RT) was once again fastest of the 46
riders who took part on the evening with a time of 20:46
Dave Huck continued racking up the SpoCo points with another great
ride for 3rd place overall, followed by Kieran Lacey in 10th and Martyn
Uttley and Henry Moss tying for 14th place.
Positions/times as follows...
| Rider | Time |
L&L SpoCo
Position (Overall) |
| Dave Huck |
21:54 | 3 (3) |
| Kieran Lacey |
22:59 | 9 (10) |
| Martyn Uttley |
23:46 | 12 (14) |
| Henry Moss |
23:46 | 12 (14) |
| Jonny Hill |
24:04 | 17 (19) |
| Eamonn Quinn (Lakes RC) |
25:09 | 27 (29) |
| Jim Lawley |
33:37 | 41 (45) |
We're still top of the
L&L SpoCo club table,
but it's extremely close with just 41 points seperating us and
Beacon Wheelers, and 5 events remaining.
Weekly race roundup (14th May)
Just one event to report this week, but a brilliant effort by those
taking part.
It was the Border City Wheelers 29 mile SpoCo at Dalston
on the L291 course.
Tom Rigby (Springfield Financial RT) was fastest on the day by some
margin, clocking 1:08:11, almost 2 minutes ahead of the second placed
rider.
Dave Huck did a great ride for 3rd place overall, followed by Jonny
Hill and Kieran Lacey in 10th and 11th respectively.
Positions/times as follows...
| Rider | Time |
L&L SpoCo
Position (Overall) |
| Dave Huck |
01:11:33 | 3 (3) |
| Jonny Hill |
01:17:07 | 9 (10) |
| Kieran Lacey |
01:17:32 | 10 (11) |
| Martyn Uttley |
01:23:37 | 18 (21) |
| Eamonn Quinn (Lakes RC) |
01:24:02 | 22 (25) |
Still top of the club table in the
Lakes & Lancs SpoCo League after 15
of the scheduled 22 events, but it's really close!
Weekly race roundup (6/7th May)
Another busy week for some!
The Fred Whitton Challenge
To say the weather was perfect for this years Fred Whitton Challenge
would be an understatement (as those who've ridden it in less appealing
conditions will testify). But, that takes nothing away from the guts and
determination needed to get around the course, so hats off to everyone
who completed it. Thanks also to everyone who helped by marshaling or
simply riding out to give encouragement. Pat Hercberg reckons it
was harder manning the feedstop at Calder Bridge than riding it!
We
had a good turnout for the club this year, so well done to the following
(and apologies if I've missed anyone)...
Duncan Scott, Diane Stretch,
Kevin Lovidge, Paul Willetts, Mark Carroll, Ken Lamb, Richard Harvey,
Gareth Kerr and Christina Wiejak.
Special mention to those last two.
Gareth Kerr did a tremendous ride, finishing with a time of 6hrs 28mins,
and new club member Christina Wiejak (riding for Velo Ulverston) was
class personified, coming home
in a mind boggling 6hr 46mins to finish just outside the top 100 riders
(out of around 2,500),
to give her second lady on the day.
Cleveleys CC Levens 10
On the
Saturday evening it was the Cleveleys CC 10 on Levens (L1015).
James Gullen (JLT Condor) was the overall winner in a rapid time of
18:32, exactly a minute faster than the second placed rider.
Martyn
Uttley took a break from the hilly SpoCo's and was first club rider
home, just missing his course PB.
Positions/times as follows...
| Rider | Time |
Position |
| Martyn Uttley |
00:21:52 | 35 |
| Sean Casson |
00:22:04 | 43 |
| Henry Moss |
00:22:23 | 52 |
| Eamonn Quinn (Lakes RC) |
00:22:49 | 61 |
A few pictures here.
Derwentside SpoCo
Two riders took part in the tough 40 mile Derwentside CC SpoCo which uses the M40 course
at Allendale in the North Pennines on the Sunday.
Positions/times as follows...
| Rider | Time |
L&L SpoCo
Position (Overall) |
| Kieran Lacey |
01:54:07 | 4 (11) |
| Alex Fairer (L) |
2:21:29 | 17 (70) |
Both riders did us proud and we're still top of the club table in the
Lakes & Lancs SpoCo League after 14 of the scheduled 22 events.
As riders begin to get their 8 best counting rides in, it's getting tight at the top.
Kieran is currently 3rd in the Overall, with Alex 3rd in the Ladies Overall category.
Martyn Uttley is lying an excellent 2nd in the M50 category, Jim Lawley is 4th in the M70 and Sharon Lovidge 4th in the W40.
Criterium Racing - UCLAN Sports Arena
John Stephenson was 4th and Graham Carrick 9th in the UCLAN Sports Arena
3/4 Crit on Thursday night (11th May), with Michael Wilson not far
behind in the bunch. John got away in a group of 4 about 30
minutes in. Only the week before, John had finished 4th in the 4th
cat race, earning him his 3rd cat status. Congratulations John and well
done guys.
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Bank Holiday roundup
Lots happening this Bank Holiday, and some great performances.
The Tour of Ayrshire
Diane
Stretch rode the Tour of Ayrshire (part of the UCI Grand Fondo World
Series), and only went and qualified for the UCI Gran Fondo World
Championships in her age group in Albi, France.
What a brilliant
achievement. Well done Di!
The Majorca 312
A little further
from home, Colin Garnett, Jonny Hill and Mike Hingley rode the Majorca
312 Gran Fondo (that's 194 miles in real money). It must have been
off-putting to land in Majorca in the rain, but thankfully, they stayed
dry (apart from sweat). Colin Garnett suffered badly with cramp but
managed the 225km course, while Jonny and Mike smashed the full 312, a
fantastic achievement by all 3. They'll be looking forward to some flat
10's now ;-) Well done fellas.
By the way, if anyone fancies
doing some LONG rides, then Paul Revell is the man to talk to. He's
always looking for someone to join him on his recce rides of the Audax
events he organises. While those three were living it up in Majorca,
Paul was sitting on a bag of coal, eating crisps at Gretna
Green services readying himself for the push for home via Kirkstone Pass
(in the dark). Not selling it am I!
World Masters Games
Even further afield, Andy Stubbs represented club and country in the
World master Games held in Auckland New Zealand. OK, the week before the
Bank Holiday but it fits in nicely here.
Andy rode in
three events...
The Criterium - around Auckland
Harbour in which he finished an excellent 16th.
The Road Race
- in which he was teamed up with the legend of long
distance time-trialling Glenn Longland (the first man to break the 300
mile barrier in a 12hr TT). Andy finished 25th out of a field of
94 in that.
The Time Trial - A 20km TT on a
closed dual carriageway in which he finished a very respectable 20th.
Andy is also hoping to qualify for the UCI Gran Fondo World
Championships in Albi, France, and on this form you wouldn't bet against
him. Massive respect Andy.
Shap Hill Climb SpoCo
Very much closer to home, four club
members (Dave Huck, Martyn Uttley, Alex Fairer and Sharon Lovidge) rode
the Kent Valley Shap Hill Climb in shall we say windy conditions. Dave
Huck rode magnificently, to finish 2nd behind winner Tom Rigby
(Springfield Financial RT). Congratulations to everyone. Your
efforts keep us at the top of the Lakes & Lancs SpoCo league table.
Positions/times as follows...
| Rider | Time |
L&L SpoCo
Position (Overall) |
| Dave Huck |
00:30:06 | 2 (2) |
| Martyn Uttley |
00:37:28 | 18 (27) |
| Alex Fairer (L) |
00:41:47 | 27 (38) |
| Sharon Lovidge (L) |
00:50:28 | 33 (45) |
Lancaster CC Levens 10
For those
who like things a little flatter, there was the Bank Holiday 10 on
Levens, organised by Lancaster CC. 7 members rode the event which
again was made more difficult with the headwind back from the turn.
The winner was David Allonby (Springfield Financial RT) in a fast 19:33.
First club rider home was Kieran Lacey in an excellent 21:41 giving him
6th place overall. Kudos to all who made the effort on the day.
Positions/times as follows...
| Rider | Time |
Position |
| Kieran Lacey |
00:21:41 | 6 |
| Graham Carrick |
00:22:49 | 9 |
| James Hodgson |
00:23:16 | 14 |
| Simon Thompson |
00:24:48 | 25 |
| Peter Abernethy |
00:25:48 | 30 |
| Tony Johnston |
00:25:56 | 32 |
| John Calvert |
00:27:38 | 38 |
Finally! Jim Lawley rode 2 events (well he would wouldn't he ;-), the
VTTA National Championship on the V728 (15 mile) course where he
recorded a time of 51:03 (17.63mph avg) and along with Graham Carrick he
rode the Nelson Wheelers 10 on the L1010 course. Graham recorded a
23:42 and Jim did 34:36 - not bad for a 74 year old! Chapeau Jim.
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Weekly race roundup (22nd/23rd April 2017)
The Dirty Reiver (123 miles)
Pat and Neil Hercberg took part in the 'Dirty Reiver' event at the weekend. This is an off-road 200km ride on forest tracks
covering the border region of England and Scotland.
In Pat's words... Dirty Reiver done. 123 miles on a mountain bike. Pretty tough ride involving hills, fords (Neil fell in) and throwing up.
A sorry 13 hours 20 for me and a splendid 11 hours 37 for Neil, but then he didn't keep being sick.
Very well organised event if anyone is interested in the future. Best on a cyclo cross bike. About an hours worth of stops for both of us.
I think you'll agree 123 miles on a mountain bike is no mean feat, infact
it's pretty bonkers really. What Pat didn't mention is that her time of 13hrs 20 mins gained her 1st Female V60, so not so
sorry at all really.
Huge respect to both!
The Two Clubs Two Day Road Race (3rd/4th cat)
In glorious weather, the jointly promoted Kent Valley RC and Lune RCC
'Two Clubs Two Day' Road Race was run over the weekend. Two riders were
representing the club (Dave Huck & Kieran Lacey) with Darren Brackwell
riding for Lakes RC, and they all put up excellent performances.
Day 1 (Saturday) was 6 laps of the tough Old Hutton Circuit (50
miles).
Dave Huck finished 4th, closely followed by Kieran
Lacey in 7th and Darren Brackwell in 33rd.
Day 2 (Sunday) was
8 laps of the Aughton Circuit (55 miles).
Kieran Lacey took
the honours this time with 6th place, followed by Dave Huck in 7th.
Overall positions were Dave Huck (6th) and Kieran Lacey (8th).
Well
done to all.
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BCW Open SpoCo - Coast Road 21 - 15th Apr 2017 
A fantastic turnout for the club saw 15 members taking to the start
line for this the second running of the Coast Road 21 Open SpoCo event.
Out of a field of 50 starters, that's some percentage! It was
encouraging to see that this was a first Open event for a number of
members.
It was a blustery day, making the leg from Rampside to Roose
particularly hard, but all thoughts of slower times went out of the
window when Tom Rigby (Springfield Financial RT) came home in a course
record time of 45:53. Fastest club rider was Dave Huck with a club
course record of 47:57 gaining him 4th place overall. No less than
7 riders recorded sub 50 minute rides.
Fastest lady on the day was
Claire Swoboda (Chorlton Velo) in a time of 57:57.
Positions were as follows...
| Rider | Time |
L&L SpoCo
Position (Overall) |
| Dave Huck |
00:47:57 | 4 (4) |
| Kieran Lacey |
00:50:10 | 6 (8) |
| Darren Brackwell |
00:51:56 | 15 (17) |
| Richard Helm |
00:52:34 | 17 (19) |
| Sean Casson |
00:53:19 | 20 (22) |
| John O'Callaghan |
00:53:26 | 21 (23) |
| Martyn Uttley |
00:54:06 | 22 (24) |
| Henry Moss |
00:54:53 | 27 (30) |
| Derek Schofield (Rossendale RC) |
00:55:04 | 28 (31) |
| James Hodgson |
00:56:05 | 31 (34) |
| Eamonn Quinn (Lakes RC) |
00:56:07 | 32 (35) |
| Glenn Rhodes |
00:56:52 | 33 (36) |
| Stuart Garnett |
00:58:20 | 36 (40) |
| Graham Carrick |
00:59:15 | 39 (43) |
| Jack Billingham |
01:00:06 | 40 (44) |
| Alex Fairer (L) |
01:00:47 | 41 (45) |
| Duncan Scott |
01:12:53 | 45 (50) |
A huge thank you to all timekeepers, marshals, tea and cake
makers, and anyone who helped in any way. The event went off very
smoothly and seemed well received, all thanks to you.
Congratulations
to all riders. After 10 events, we are now
back at the top of the table in the L&L SpoCo club standings.
Full results available here
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Weekly race roundup (8th/9th April 2017)
Jim Lawley rode the VTTA National Championship 10 on the J2/1 course down at Monks Heath on the Saturday
(8th),
finishing in a time of 31:59. Well done Jim. Flying the flag!
Further north, 6 club riders took on the Kent Valley promoted Circuit of Wild Boar Fell SpoCo in good conditions.
In a strong field of 74 riders, first home was Simon Wilson (Brother NRG
Pro Cycling) in a course record time of 1:07:07. First club rider
was Dave Huck who finished in an excellent 3rd place with
a time of 1:09:08.
Jonny Hill continued his good form with a strong
ride for 20th place, in 1:14:05.
Positions were as follows...
| Rider | Time |
L&L SpoCo
Position (Overall) |
| Dave Huck |
01:09:08 | 2 (3) |
| Kieran Lacey |
01:12:29 | 8 (13) |
| Jonny Hill |
01:14:05 | 15 (20) |
| Darren Brackwell |
01:15:01 | 20 (25) |
| Martyn Uttley |
01:19:25 | 32 (37) |
| Eamonn Quinn (Lakes RC) |
01:21:21 | 40 (46) |
| Derek Schofield (Rossendale RC) |
01:23:04 | 44 (51) |
| Jack Billingham |
01:28:32 | 53 (61) |
Congratulations to all riders. After 9 events, we are now
second in the L&L SpoCo club standings.
Full results available here
Finally, not a race (I mean no one rides them for a time do they!), 5
club members rode the 100 mile Forest of Bowland Sportive. Paul Willets,
Kevin Lovidge, Colin Garnett, Gareth Kerr and Diane Stretch made the
most of the good weather to get the best out of the views (and the
8,000+ ft of climbing) and by the looks of things they all had a great
time. Well done all.
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Circuit of the Dales SpoCo (2-Apr-2017)
96 riders took to the start of the renowned Nelson Wheelers promoted
Circuit of the Dales.
The event was won by Philip Graves (NOPINZ) in
a time of 2:03:45, with that well known Olympic Gold medal winning
triathlete Alistair Brownlee third in 2:04:33.
Kieran Lacey was first club rider home with an excellent 2:14:25, and it
was a fantastic ride by Alex Fairer, riding her road bike in her first
ever SpoCo event and finishing 3rd lady overall (2nd in the SpoCo only
table). Well done Alex!
Positions were as follows...
| Rider | Time |
L&L SpoCo
Position (Overall) |
| Kieran Lacey |
02:14:25 | 7 (13) |
| Chris Anderson (Lakes RC) |
02:26:14 | 23(40) |
| Derek Schofield (Rossendale RC) |
02:33:02 | 32 (55) |
| Glenn Rhodes |
02:39:36 | 42 (69) |
| Alex Fairer (L) |
02:45:01 | 44 (76) |
| Jack Billingham |
02:56:14 | 47 (81) |
| Sharon Lovidge (L) |
02:56:34 | 48 (82) |
Congratulations once again to all riders. After 8 events, we are currently
third in the L&L SpoCo club standings.
Full results available here
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Weekend race roundup (25th/26th March 2017)
What a difference a week makes. Spring has finally sprung and it was sunny conditions for this weekends racing.
Dave Huck and Martyn Uttley represented the club in Sunday's Border
City Wheelers hilly 20 miles SpoCo event on course L202. Richard
Bickley of the promoting club broke the course record, finishing in
47:41, with Dave finishing 4th overall with an excellent 49:10.
Positions were as follows...
| Rider | Time |
L&L SpoCo
Position (Overall) |
| Dave Huck |
00:49:10 | 3 (4) |
| Chris Anderson (Lakes RC) |
00:54:05 | 16 (20) |
| Derek Schofield (Rossendale RC) |
00:55:08 | 24 (28) |
| Martyn Uttley |
00:55:16 | 25 (29) |
| Eamonn Quinn (Lakes RC) |
00:58:25 | 31 (37) |
Congratulations once again to all riders. After 7 events, we are currently
third in the L&L SpoCo club standings.
Full results available here
Road Racing (courtesy of Graham Carrick)
Good crew down at Salt Ayre today. David Huck, Kieran Lacey, Michael
Wilson, John Stephenson, Peter Metcalfe and myself. Plus honorary
Cumbrian Oliver Ingham, Tom Martin and Brian Pearson (LRC)
Pete and
John rode in cat 4 with Pete getting caught behind a crash (I think) and
John finished in the pack.
Everyone else raced in 3/4 apart from Tom
who competed well in a strong E123 race, not sure if he got any points.
Kieran managed a super 3rd place in a tough race. Tough due to there
being 60 riders in it making it very difficult to move around the
peloton and get in a good position. The rest of us all finished in the
pack.
It's been a great series hosted by Lancaster Uni and sets us up
well for the rest of the season.
Lovely to be racing in sunshine
today!
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A wet and windy weekend of racing (18th/19th March 2017)
It was bad weather all round for those racing this weekend.
Must
be due some decent weather for these SpoCo's soon!
On Saturday 18th, Jim Lawley was the lone rider flying the flag for
the club at the West Pennine RC Hilly 14 mile SpoCo (L142). The event was
won by James Gullen (JLT Condor), who is on blistering form at the
moment, completing the course in 32:40, over 2 minutes up on the second
placed rider.
In nasty conditions, Jim did a very courageous 1:07:28. Not only
that but he was out again the next day marshalling on the Lancaster CC
Hilly 21 mile SpoCo in atrocious conditions - hardcore.
Darren Brackwell described the weather as 'brutal' for the Lancaster
CC Hilly 21 mile SpoCo (L211), with lashing rain and strong winds. 
Not wanting to repeat myself, but James
Gullen (JLT Condor) took the honours with a ride of 48:11, this time 3 minutes up on
the second placed rider.
Four local riders took to the start, with
Dave Huck coming out on top for the club in a time of 54:38.
Positions were as follows...
| Rider | Time |
L&L SpoCo
Position (Overall) |
| Dave Huck |
00:54:38 | 3 (7) |
| Kieran Lacey |
00:55:27 | 6 (11) |
| Darren Brackwell |
00:57:25 | 14 (20) |
| Chris Anderson (Lakes RC) |
00:59:07 | 19 (27) |
Congratulations again to all riders. After 6 events, we are currently
second in the L&L SpoCo club standings.
Full results available here
A few pics here
- Photos © Ellen Isherwood.
Road Racing (courtesy of Graham Carrick)
Another good afternoon down at Salt Ayre, despite the weather!
John
Stephenson, Michael Wilson and I were representing the club albeit
sporting Better Cycling kit (away colours ;-)
John had a mechanical
in the Cat 4 race meaning he was unable to finish higher than in the
bunch.
We all raced in the Cat 3/4 race and in another large field of
40 ish riders there was some competitive racing. John and I stuck to
Jack Barton's wheel towards the end of the race and I managed to get in
the points finishing 10th, whilst Jack won it for the second week
running.
John and Mike finished just outside of the points alongside
Tyla Loftus.
Hopefully the sun will shine for the last week of the series!
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Great weekend of racing (11th/12th March 2017)
A great weekend of racing this week.
A fantastic 9 club riders took part in the tough Circuit of
Ingleborough TT on Sunday 12th March, and it was great
having 2 ladies representing the club too (though I'm not sure I'd
choose this TT as my first ever Di!).
There were some excellent times (and we'll brush over the astonishing
59:21 set by James Gullen Of JLT Condor, to obliterate the course record
and finish over 31/2 minutes ahead of the second placed rider).
Special mention to Kieran Lacey, Darren Brackwell and Richard Helm
who secured the team prize on the day. Brilliant!
Congratulations to all riders who took part on what is a tough
course. Your efforts have placed us top of the
Lakes & Lancs SpoCo
leaderboard once again after 4 events. Keep it up!
Positions were as follows...
| Rider | Time |
L&L SpoCo
Position (Overall) |
| Kieran Lacey |
01:07:42 | 4 (10) |
| Darren Brackwell |
01:09:44 | 10 (17) |
| Richard Helm |
01:09:57 | 11 (18) |
| Jonny Hill |
01:12:01 | 19 (28) |
| Martyn Uttley |
01:14:33 | 30 (45) |
| John Brannon |
01:15:32 | 36 (52) |
| Eamonn Quinn (Lakes RC) |
01:17:29 | 45 (64) |
| Glenn Rhodes |
01:18:10 | 48 (67) |
| Diane Stretch (L) |
01:29:27 | 68 (95) |
| Sharon Lovidge (L) |
01:33:00 | 69 (96) |
Full results available here
NLTTA Point Series
After 2 events, we are also
leading the NLTTA points series.
See here.
Road Racing (courtesy of Graham Carrick)
Great afternoon down at Salt Ayre today (Saturday 11th March). There were
some big fields for each race with the 3/4 race full at 50 riders.
John
Stephenson rode fantastically to claim his first cat points finishing
7th in the 4ths only race. Proud moment John, well done!
Me and Robert Armstrong
raced well in the 3/4 race alongside local lads Tom Martin and Jack
Barton.
It was a fast pace at 26.7 mph for the 45 minutes and Jack
won it with an excellent sprint. Rob, Tom and myself were just out of
the points between 11th and 20th.
It was a quick change of numbers
and then onto the E123 race. With a number of elite riders in this as it
was a national B race, the pace was slightly higher with a number of
attacks. I lasted 40 mins with Tom, Rob and Jack completing the race.
Jack may have snuck in for some points.
Well done to all the other
riders, there was a number of clubs represented from the North West.
(Photo courtesy of Alex Reed - Lancs Racing Scene)
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Fantastic start to the SpoCo season
continues!
Kieran Lacey and Martyn Uttley kept up the SpoCo momentum with two
great rides in the Border City Wheelers Hilly 25 on Saturday 4th March.
Kieran went under the hour for the hilly 25 course and Martyn's hard
winter training to focus on the SpoCo series is obviously paying dividends.
Only 2 club riders this week, but their efforts have increased our
lead on the club table after just 2 events, with Kieran currently lying
2nd and Martyn 5th in the individual tables.
Positions were as follows...
| Rider | Time |
L&L Spoco
Position (Overall) |
| Kieran Lacey |
00:59:23 | 5 (7) |
| Martyn Uttley |
01:02:43 | 11 (15) |
| Eamonn Quinn (Lakes RC) |
01:07:00 | 18 (23) |
Full results available here
Two club members rode the North Lancs RC SpoCo on Sunday 5th March.
Jack Billingham recorded 1:29:08 to finish in 40th overall. Unfortunately it wasn't such a good day for Darren Brackwell, who
DNF'd with a puncture. Commiserations Darren.
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NLTTA Combined Clubs 10 mile TT
After an early scare with temporary traffic lights, 114 riders took to
the start of the NLTTA Combined Clubs 10 mile TT on Saturday 4th March.
The first 'flat' 10 for most, it was a good test of form. Six club
riders lined up, with Dave Huck taking the honours for the club in a
time of 23:15. As can be seen from the clubs results below, it was a
close run affair with the next 3 seperated by only 11 seconds.
Sharon Lovidge narrowly missed out on another £5 this week, coming a
very creditable 5th in the ladies category.
Overall winner was
junior Jake Wright (Zappi RT) in a very quick 20:51.
| Rider | Time | Position |
| Dave Huck | 23:15 | 15 |
| John Brannon | 24:25 | 32 |
| Sean Casson | 24:30 | 34 |
| James Hodgson | 24:36 | 35 |
| Derek Schofield (Rossendale RC) | 24:46 |
38 |
| Sharon Lovidge (L) | 28:24 | 86 |
| Jim Lawley | 38:41 | 114 |
Full results available here
A few pics
available here, courtesy once more of Ellen Isherwood |
Fantastic start to the SpoCo season
A great effort by the 6 club riders who took part in the opening Bolton by Bowland opening SpoCo TT
on Saturday 25th February 2017.
Dave Huck, Kieran Lacey, Darren Brackwell, Martyn Uttley, Sharon Lovidge and Jim Lawley took to the
start line in let's say what were pretty disgusting conditions, and did the club proud, leaving us top of the club leaderboard. Early days I know,
but it bodes well for the coming season.
Positions were as follows...
| Rider | Time |
L&L Spoco
Position (Overall) |
| Dave Huck | 26:46 |
3 (8) |
| Kieran Lacey |
27:06 | 6 (11) |
| Darren Brackwell |
27:39 | 8 (14) |
| Martyn Uttley |
29:39 | 18 (34) |
| Sharon Lovidge (L) |
36:36 | 45 (75) |
| Jim Lawley | 48:03 |
52 (84) |
Full results available here
A few pics here
courtesy of Ellen Isherwood
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2017 Lakes & Lancs SpoCo Event list
The full list of Lakes & Lancs SpoCo (Sporting Courses) events for 2017 is now up on their website here.
Entries are open for our own Open event which counts in this series. The course is our Coast Road 21 course (L212).
Entry is via the CTT website here
Be good to see a few targetting this series of events.
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2017 Salt Ayre Time Trial Events
A full list of the Thursday night Salt Ayre Time Trial events is
available here.
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2017 Salt Ayre Criterium Series
A full list of the Tuesday night Salt Ayre Criterium Series is
available here.
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Club Dinner & Prize Winners 2016
To round off a fantastic season, we finished off in style with a belter of a club dinner at Chequers in Dalton,
organised by the irrepressible Sharon Lovidge who definitely earned her 'Services to the Club' award.
Around 80 attended which is the most we've had for many years, and was great to see, with lots of old and new faces.
A list of all the trophy winners is
available here, but special mention has to be made of Craig Steele
(Lakes RC) who dominated
the trophy list, and Dave Huck (Lakes RC) who dominated whenever the road went skyward!
Congratulations to all who took part in any of the races this season
and to all marshalls, timekeepers and race organisers without whom none
of this would happen.
This season will be hard to top but we can give it a good go. Hope
everyone has a successful winter's training, and I'm
sure Sharon is already planning next years dinner ;-)
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British Cycling 'new member' offer
and insurance
British Cycling have an offer on at the moment for new members at a reduced rate
(see here
for full details).
For new club members, and as a reminder to others,
in order to race you need insurance. This is usually done either via British Cycling or Cycling UK (was CTC). Our club is affiliated to both organisations.
Even if you don't race, e.g. commuting, training, the odd sportive, or just enjoy a weekend ride, you really should have
a minimum of 3rd party liability insurance.
British Cycling offer Gold, Silver and Bronze membership.
To race, you need a minimum of Silver membership (see
here for full info on BC liability insurance cover).
In
addition to the necessary insurance, you also get 10% discount at Chain
Reaction Cycles and Halfords (conditions apply) plus other perks.
With renewal of club membership around the corner now's the time to get
your insurance sorted out.
Mike Edwards has put a lot of work
into moving the club bank account and is setting up the means for
electronic payments and importantly, electronic reminders re membership
via the British Cycling website, so the more people we get using
Britiish Cycling, the easier it is for administration.
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Paul Revell survives the Mersey Roads 24hr TT
Paul Revell chose the legendary Mersey Roads 24hr TT event over the weekend of 23rd/24th July
for his first crack at a 24 hour TT,
not knowing that our club has a long history with this event and awards the Whinnerah Memorial
Trophy for the fastest vet on standard.
Paul rode 77" fixed on the day, totally self supported, and finished an excellent 36th out of 83 starters with a total mileage of 376.131
Chapeau Paul!
Paul has kindly done a great write-up of his 24hr ride and the preparations
for it.
Essentially, everything you need to know about riding a 24.
(Personally I think he glossed over the 'suffering' bit)
Read all about Paul's preparation and riding of the Mersey Roads 24hr TT
here.
Full results available here
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Col McKenna takes on the Tommy Godwin Challenge (205 miles)
On Sunday 23rd March, Col McKenna took on the Raleigh 'Tommy Godwin Challenge',
the aim of which is to ride an 'average' Tommy Godwin day of 205 miles.
Col's kindly written up all the gory details of his epic day.
Read all about it here.
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 Fred Whitton Challenge on fixed? - Bonkers
As some of you will know, Howard Lindow of the Lakes Road Club recently rode the 4 Seasons Fred Whitton Challenge route on fixed.
Anyone who's ever ridden the Fred will understand just how tough that probably
is (as we're not daft enough to ever want to attempt it).
So, in Howard's own words...
Read all about it here
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Results Finder
I've created a page which allows you to search/filter/sort club results.
Currently I've got all results from 2006 onwards in the system and will add as many
of the others as I can as time permits.
I'd be grateful for any feedback on how you find it, any changes you might like to suggest etc etc (just so I feel like I've not been flogging a dead horse ;-)
At the very least it'll be useful for collating who's won what at the end of the season.
You can access it from the Events/Results menu above - just click on Results Finder.
Trophy Information
We've just started trying to pull all the trophy information together.
I've put up a trophies page which you can get to
here or via the Events/Results option on the
menu bar above.
Bear with us as it's a pretty time consuming task!
Over the years trophies have been 're-allocated' as courses changed or were scrapped altogether (Barrow-Newby Bridge-Barrow anyone?).
We'll try and reflect this in the lists where possible if we can find date/course information.
If you spot any errors or can fill in any gaps then don't hesitate to let me know. |
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So how much faster are we going now?
Looking at an old diary from 1991, I thought it'd be
interesting
to see how times 21 years ago compared to those of today. I must admit I
got a bit of a surprise. The link below shows a couple of
events (Circuit of Coniston and Haverthwaite) to compare.
Comparison events 1991 / 2012 |
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Something to read while the rain lashes the windows...
Rules is rules...
A bit of light relief after all those heroics. The UCI might have their rules, but really these are the ones that matter.
I particularly like Rule 5 and its accompanying video.
The Rules
Bad Weather Riding...
So, with the snow, rain and wind you think you've been a bit of a hero venturing out on the bike do you?
Or perhaps you think that Andy Hampsten's ride over the Gavia in the 1988 Giro was the pinnacle of suffering?
Naaah -
This is heroic - Milan - San Remo 1910 edition
Getting the miles in...
A few people have heard of Tommy Godwin the track cyclist, and very good he was too.
Unfortunately, not many seem to have heard of another Tommy Godwin.
If you think you're going to get some serious miles in over the winter, then read this and weep.
As if breaking the year record with a phenomenal 75,065 miles wasn't
enough, he carried on to break the 100,000 mile record in
exactly 500 days - at least it makes it easy to work out!
I can't help feeling you'd have to be a bit bonkers to do this. The 1939
Stats link is interesting - you can compare your days mileage with
what Tommy did on that day ;-)
Dave Barter who's "Writing the Book" (see above) is also writing a book on Tommy 'Mile-Eater' Godwin
and the distance record in general, using Tommy's original diaries etc to chart the mileage.
Tommy 'mile-eater' Godwin
About the Club
The Barrow Central Wheelers was formed in 1933 when two of the clubs
of that era combined. The club gets its name from the Barrow Central railway
station where the first club runs started from.
Over the years, the club has taken part in all forms of cycling and cycle
racing with some of it's members representing Great Britain at the highest level.
At the present time the club is predominantly a time trialling club promoting 3 open
events and 21 club events each year with an annual prize giving held at the end of October.
The club still has a small active road racing section and a touring group
that have very close ties to the Cumbria Cycling Club which is active most
weekends and organises weekend runs and at least one major continental tour each year.
Please send any ideas / news / feedback to the
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Another superb season of time trialling was undertaken by riders of all abilities and ages ranging from juniors in their early 10's
through to seniors in their early 80's.
Barrow Central Wheelers rider David Huck has embarked upon a successful season of hill climbing after posting numerous club and course records on the
time trials. The British Cycling second cat. rider is a hill climb specialist and kicked off the hill climb season by dominating local events before
heading off to defend his North Lancs. Time Trial Association (
- 401.64 miles!